I'm a professor who studies politics, games, and pop culture. I stream retro adventure games every Wednesday night at twitch.tv/decafjedi. Co-host of the Quest Quest podcast. Links to all my other stuff at decafjedi.com!
Jess Morrissette
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Unboxing my newest big box game: the original trapezoid Tomb Raider box!
I am looking through some old EGMs, and I noted that Mortal Kombat 3 made the cover in February, March, April, May, August, September and October 1995. It was like it was the only game that mattered that year! Considering the era, you have to wonder if there was a sponsorship deal.
"Dad, where is Afghanistan?"
"Level 4, son."
We liked to keep things a little lighthearted during the first few months of the War on Terror.
Tactical Ops: Assault on Terror print ad, 2002.
"I think I speak for everyone when I say I want more T&A in CGM. Or maybe you guys should release an adult version, which of course I would only read for the articles.
P.S. Only girl T&A."
Source: Computer Games Magazine, September 2002.
"Warcraft III goes mainstream: What Blizzard's blockbuster and a wet T-shirt kiss have in common."
A hard-hitting Warcraft III editorial from the November 2002 issue of Computer Games.
Zarya is never getting another skin, is she?
Today on Quest Quest the adventure game podcast @decafjedi.com and I are talking DROPSY a personal favorite, about a weird clown that just wants to make people happy on an island with many Big Secrets. Give 'er a listen! Here or where ever: zencastr.com/z/oI1c7F9C
apple IIgs, computer, promotional photo (1988) archive.org/details/1988...
This week on Quest Quest: The Adventure Game Podcast, @bvigeant.bsky.social and I are taking a look at Dropsy, a 2015 point-and-hug adventure about a shunned clown who just wants to make the world a brighter place.
Listen here (or wherever): zencastr.com/z/oI1c7F9C
A two-page spread from the February 2005 issue of Computer Gaming World.
On the left: "Just in time for Valentine's Day, our reporter dates a girl gamer."
On the right: An advertisement for Playboy: The Mansion.
